Micromeria forbesii

Micromeria forbesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Dicotyledons
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiids
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Genus: Micromeria
Species: M. forbesii
Binomial name
Micromeria forobesii
Benth., 1834

Micromeria forbesii is a species of flowers that belong to the Micromeria genus. The species are endemic in Cape Verde.[1]

Described by George Bentham, its local name is erva-cidreira,[2] a name that can also refer to Melissa officinalis in Europe and North America[3] and Lippia alba in Brazil.[4] Its other local name is cidreirinha.[5]

In traditional medicine, it is used to treat cough[6]

Distribution and ecology

Artemisia gorgonum are founded in islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santiago, particularly in the Serra Malagueta area, Fogo and Brava. It is mainly occurring in the subhumid and humid zones.[6]

Subspecies

Listed by NCBI:[7]

Synonyms

Other

Micromeria forbesii can be founded at Jardim Botânico Nacional Grandvaux Barbosa in São Jorge dos Órgãos in eastern Santiago Island.

References

  1. ↑ "Endemic Plants of Serra Malagueta". Eco Serra Malagueta.
  2. ↑ Ortet, R.; Regalado, E. L.; Thomas, O. P.; Pino, J. A.; Fernández, M, D. (2009). "Composition and Antioxidant Properties of the Essential Oil from the Endemic Cape Verdean Satureja forbesii" (PDF). Natural Product Communications. pp. 1227–1280.
  3. ↑ Ademir Barbosa Júnior, Guia prático de plantas medicinais, Universo dos Livros Editora LTDA, 2005, p. 50 ISBN 9788599187111
  4. ↑ Hatsur Modro, Anna Frida; Arno, Rieder (2004). "Uso de hortelã (Mentha spp) e erva cidreira (Lippia alba), como plantas da flora medicinal e apícola, por docentes casados e solteiros de Mato Grosso" (PDF). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos (in Portuguese). SIMPAN. p. 8.
  5. ↑ Gomes, Alda Roque; Vasconcelos, Teresa; Almeida, Helena Guimarães de (31 October 2008). "Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde" [Traditional Medicinal Plants in Cape Verde] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. p. 7.
  6. 1 2 Gomes et al 2003, p. 24
  7. ↑ NCBI, accessed 27 May 2012

Further reading

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